Bessie, age 99, a native of Bishop, Ca. and a Madera Ca. resident for 97 years, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at Cedar Creek Retirement Community, where Bessie had resided for the last 3 years. Bessie attended Madera Union High School during the late 1920s. Before retirement, Bessie was a Beautician, operating her own Beauty Salon, Powder Puff Beauty Shop for more than twenty years. The salon was a well known establishment on Yosemite Avenue in downtown Madera. It originally was owned and operated by Bessies sister.
From a family of nine children, Bessie was preceded in death by 6 sisters, and 1 brother. Also preceeding her was her husband of 39 years, Herman Nygren who died in 1967, and by a daughter Glorietta Pierson.
She is survived by a daughter Lorraine Freeman and her husband Art of Madera, and by a sister Billie Martin of Fresno. Bessie is also survived by 8 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandchild.
From a family of nine children, Bessie was preceded in death by 6 sisters, and 1 brother. Also preceeding her was her husband of 39 years, Herman Nygren who died in 1967, and by a daughter Glorietta Pierson.
She is survived by a daughter Lorraine Freeman and her husband Art of Madera, and by a sister Billie Martin of Fresno. Bessie is also survived by 8 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandchild.
Bessie, age 99, a native of Bishop, Ca. and a Madera Ca. resident for 97 years, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at Cedar Creek Retirement Community, where Bessie had resided for the last 3 years. Bessie attended Madera Union High School during the late 1920s. Before retirement, Bessie was a Beautician, operating her own Beauty Salon, Powder Puff Beauty Shop for more than twenty years. The salon was a well known establishment on Yosemite Avenue in downtown Madera. It originally was owned and operated by Bessies sister.
From a family of nine children, Bessie was preceded in death by 6 sisters, and 1 brother. Also preceeding her was her husband of 39 years, Herman Nygren who died in 1967, and by a daughter Glorietta Pierson.
She is survived by a daughter Lorraine Freeman and her husband Art of Madera, and by a sister Billie Martin of Fresno. Bessie is also survived by 8 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandchild.
From a family of nine children, Bessie was preceded in death by 6 sisters, and 1 brother. Also preceeding her was her husband of 39 years, Herman Nygren who died in 1967, and by a daughter Glorietta Pierson.
She is survived by a daughter Lorraine Freeman and her husband Art of Madera, and by a sister Billie Martin of Fresno. Bessie is also survived by 8 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandchild.
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